Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- London Borough of Lewisham · Regional or local authority
- Suppliers
- Acorn Recovery, We Are With You SME, Phoenix Futures, Bosence Farm, Kairos, The Nelson trust, Somewhere House, Streetscene Addiction Recovery Ltd, Thomas, Western Counselling, Mount Carmel
- Value
- £15,400,000 across 11 lots
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Rehabilitation services (CPV 85312500)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 013887-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date3 Feb 2026
- Published16 Feb 2026Published 13 days after the contract date
Description
Tier 4 Services and Day Programmes for people with substance misuse contracts provide a range of specialist drug and alcohol interventions in addition to detoxification e.g., for those people who may require medical support including mental health, people with physical disabilities, co-morbidity health problems and people with learning difficulties. The key criteria that was used for selection was: 1. Quality and innovation; 2. Value; 3. Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability; 4. Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice; 5. Social Value This is an award notice under the Direct Award Process C of the Provider Selection Regime.
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 4 Services and Day Programmes for people with substance misuse | Acorn Recovery | £1.4m |
| Tier 4 Services and Day Programmes for people with substance misuse | We Are With You SME | £1.4m |
| Tier 4 Services and Day Programmes for people with substance misuse | Phoenix Futures | £1.4m |
| Tier 4 Services and Day Programmes for people with substance misuse | Bosence Farm | £1.4m |
| Tier 4 Services and Day Programmes for people with substance misuse | Kairos | £1.4m |
| Tier 4 Services and Day Programmes for people with substance misuse | The Nelson trust | £1.4m |
| Tier 4 Services and Day Programmes for people with substance misuse | Somewhere House | £1.4m |
| Tier 4 Services and Day Programmes for people with substance misuse | Streetscene Addiction Recovery Ltd | £1.4m |
| Tier 4 Services and Day Programmes for people with substance misuse | Thomas | £1.4m |
| Tier 4 Services and Day Programmes for people with substance misuse | Western Counselling | £1.4m |
| Tier 4 Services and Day Programmes for people with substance misuse | Mount Carmel | £1.4m |
About the suppliers
Acorn Recovery: every public contract they have won.
Bosence Farm: every public contract they have won.
Kairos: every public contract they have won.
The Nelson trust: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03211815).
Somewhere House: every public contract they have won.
Streetscene Addiction Recovery Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 05841338).
Thomas: every public contract they have won.
Western Counselling: every public contract they have won.
Mount Carmel: every public contract they have won.
We Are With You: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02580377).
Phoenix Futures: every public contract they have won.